Reykjavik, Iceland

Saturday, September 12, 2026

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Reykjavik, Iceland

That night

Aurora chance

Good

8:51 PM – 5:56 AM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Very Low by the people who watched it.

NOAA aurora forecast map for the northern hemisphere
NOAA OVATION forecast, northern hemisphere, 11:00 PM
8:51 PM Dark enough
5:56 AM Too light

That morning

Sunrise

Very Low

6:41 AM

Very LowExcellent

As the webcam at Reykjavik, Iceland saw it · Predicted Fair

Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
73%
Wind
5 mph
5:52 AM Blue hour
6:41 AM Sunrise
7:11 AM Best color
7:44 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 3 well-rated past sunrises here.

Sunset

Very Low

8:03 PM

Very LowExcellent

As the webcam at Reykjavik, Iceland saw it · Predicted Good

Cloud
33%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
53%
Wind
1 mph
7:00 PM Golden hour
7:09 PM Best color
8:03 PM Sunset
8:53 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 43 camera photos of past sunsets here.

Moon

Waxing crescent

2% lit

8:56 AM – 7:31 PM

ESE WSW
8:56 AM Moonrise
9:36 AM 4°
2:16 PM Highest, 20°
6:53 PM 4°
7:31 PM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 43°F Clear sky
0% dry 73% 5 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 50°F Clear sky
0% dry 54% 6 mph
Evening 7 PM 50°F Mainly clear
33% dry 53% 1 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:52 AM–6:41 AM
  • Sunrise 6:41 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:41 AM–7:44 AM
  • Morning best color 7:11 AM
  • Moonrise 8:56 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:00 PM–8:03 PM
  • Evening best color 7:09 PM
  • Moonset 7:31 PM
  • Sunset 8:03 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:03 PM–8:53 PM
  • Fully dark 11:18 PM–3:33 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:18 PM–3:33 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Reykjavik, Iceland

Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Sun 18 Oct 2026 7:28 PM Northern lights possible Kp 5 (G1) - could be overhead
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:00 AM Orionids Around 13 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:21 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:38 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:38 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:31 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 6:40 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 7:01 AM Partial solar eclipse 5.7% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 8:59 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 4:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 16.1% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 4:24 PM Total lunar eclipse 98% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 4:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 27.7% of the Sun covered
Tue 12 Jun 2029 3:33 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 10:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 24.6% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 5:47 AM Total lunar eclipse 90% of it above your horizon
Mon 18 Oct 2032 7:03 PM Partial solar eclipse 42.6% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 7:12 PM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 2:46 AM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 1:11 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 10:12 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 2:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 62.8% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 5:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 14.7% of the Sun covered
Thu 9 Apr 2043 8:20 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it